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Nice people thread part 3- Nice as pie
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If you're lazy, then just register on meetup.com and create an interest, then wait until others randomly discover it and also say they're interested.lostinrates wrote: »I've thought about it before you know, it IS a really good idea....but I never get round to it.:o
Although, generally, meetup is ONLY good for big cities, so don't hold your breath.
If you want to be a bit more pro-active, set up a sideline business running socialising groups from your land once a fortnight... and stick notices round the village, do a press release to the local papers and do an "introductory free session", where you can get a local doggy business to give you some free vouchers/discounts/promo stuff to entice them, then call in the local TV news crews.0 -
neverdespairgirl wrote: »Really? My parents' border collies have lots of doggie mates, who they race round with cheerfully.
Yes, its how ours used to be. The pets forum often have threads about ''why did they let their badly behaved running dog of the lead, it approached my dog''. Now I get it must be pretty scary to have an antisocial dog that needs protecting, but the well socialised dogs are suffering from this ''dogs belong on leads and must never run in an open space'' culture. Mine like little more than a hoon about with friends they don't live with or dogs they've just met.0 -
very good. thanx for share. goog jobs.0
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lostinrates wrote: »Yes, its how ours used to be. The pets forum often have threads about ''why did they let their badly behaved running dog of the lead, it approached my dog''. Now I get it must be pretty scary to have an antisocial dog that needs protecting, but the well socialised dogs are suffering from this ''dogs belong on leads and must never run in an open space'' culture. Mine like little more than a hoon about with friends they don't live with or dogs they've just met.
Ours (now sadly no longer with us) was generally fine to play with other dogs unless they were bigger than him, male and unneutered. Then he felt he had something to prove and might start a bit of a fight, but it was all sound and fury and no real aggression - it was easy to pull him off and he never did any real harm - just lots of barking and a bit of snapping. He was always fine with females, little dogs, and large dogs of soppy breeds like Old Englishes. It was the rotties, dobermans, German shepherds, dalmatians and similar that we couldn't quite trust him with, especially if there was more than one of them.
We used to let him off the lead all the time, and keep an eye out for other dogs. If we saw one we thought he might have a go at, we would call him back before he got near it, and wait until we were near enough to ask the owner if it was male or female before we let go of him again.
He did get badly attacked once by a particularly vicious bull terrier - 38 stitches from several bites to one leg, all of them full thickness through to the bone.
Here's a picture of him recovering from the attack - sorry it's a big huge!
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Tyre performance in the wet deteriorates rapidly below about 3mm tread - change yours when they get dangerous, not just when they are nearly illegal (1.6mm).
Oh, and wear your seatbelt. My kids are only alive because they were wearing theirs when somebody else was driving in wet weather with worn tyres.
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Does anyone know how to disconnect a washing machine? Ex hubby always did the disconnecting and connecting and I don't have a scoobie!We made it! All three boys have graduated, it's been hard work but it shows there is a possibility of a chance of normal (ish) life after a diagnosis (or two) of ASD. It's not been the easiest route but I am so glad I ignored everything and everyone and did my own therapies with them.
Eldests' EDS diagnosis 4.5.10, mine 13.1.11 eekk - now having fun and games as a wheelchair user.0 -
Does anyone know how to disconnect a washing machine? Ex hubby always did the disconnecting and connecting and I don't have a scoobie!
Pull it out from its space. You should see one or two inlet pipes, and an outlet, and also an electrical cable. The cable you can just unplug. The inlet pipe(s) will have little taps on them. Turn these off, and then unscrew the connecting things. Some water will drip out, but it will stop quickly if you have turned the taps off properly. The outlet will either be hooked over a vertical pipe, or screwed onto something under the sink. Either way it is easy to undo, but again some water may come out, so have something to catch it and something to mop up.
It's easy, and you'll be fine. Do you know anyone who's bereaved? Point them to https://www.AtaLoss.org which does for bereavement support what MSE does for financial services, providing links to support organisations relevant to the circumstances of the loss & the local area. (Link permitted by forum team)
Tyre performance in the wet deteriorates rapidly below about 3mm tread - change yours when they get dangerous, not just when they are nearly illegal (1.6mm).
Oh, and wear your seatbelt. My kids are only alive because they were wearing theirs when somebody else was driving in wet weather with worn tyres.0 -
As above. Unplug the plug at the wall.
You'll see the hoses going into the back. One red one and one blue one are common, but however many you have and whatever colour they're the hoses that get the water into the machine. Where they're conneted to the wall/a pipe there'll most likely be a metal tap, turn both of them off.
Don't forget the overflow pipe too. Might be connected/under the sink, or it might just be open and hooked over the edge of an open bit of plastic piping.
Expect there to be water when you disconnect the water pipes as they're full of water... but if you turned the taps off there's no fresh water coming through, just what's already inside the pipes.
It's not something I'd want to do, I get the heebyjeebies over everything - and I'm too weak to be moving machines about anyway.... I'd be waiting until I found an affordable little man to pay or somebody got fed up of me whining and helped out.
Be aware: if you've got cushion flooring or lino, moving the machine can easily rip it, so you might like to work out how to protect that first too.0 -
PasturesNew wrote: »Be aware: if you've got cushion flooring or lino, moving the machine can easily rip it, so you might like to work out how to protect that first too.
Good point. And be careful. Washing machines are very very heavy. The disconnecting's easy enough, but you really shouldn't be moving one.Do you know anyone who's bereaved? Point them to https://www.AtaLoss.org which does for bereavement support what MSE does for financial services, providing links to support organisations relevant to the circumstances of the loss & the local area. (Link permitted by forum team)
Tyre performance in the wet deteriorates rapidly below about 3mm tread - change yours when they get dangerous, not just when they are nearly illegal (1.6mm).
Oh, and wear your seatbelt. My kids are only alive because they were wearing theirs when somebody else was driving in wet weather with worn tyres.0 -
Ours (now sadly no longer with us) was generally fine to play with other dogs unless they were bigger than him, male and unneutered. Then he felt he had something to prove and might start a bit of a fight, but it was all sound and fury and no real aggression - it was easy to pull him off and he never did any real harm - just lots of barking and a bit of snapping. He was always fine with females, little dogs, and large dogs of soppy breeds like Old Englishes. It was the rotties, dobermans, German shepherds, dalmatians and similar that we couldn't quite trust him with, especially if there was more than one of them.
We used to let him off the lead all the time, and keep an eye out for other dogs. If we saw one we thought he might have a go at, we would call him back before he got near it, and wait until we were near enough to ask the owner if it was male or female before we let go of him again.
He did get badly attacked once by a particularly vicious bull terrier - 38 stitches from several bites to one leg, all of them full thickness through to the bone. Here's a picture of him recovering from the attack - sorry it's a big huge!
He's a cutie!
Mine are pretty good with most other dogs. They are not sure what to do with very litte yappy dogs. The only ''breed'' we worry about is westies (sorry wheezy!) as we've notives ours are a bit overexcited by them and often their owners.
I don't encourage ours to bowl up to people:its intimidating even if they mean no harm, but they really NEED fast work ...physically and psychologically. Dogs who are socialised don't necessarily like all other dogs, IMO, but are able to ''say'' to others ''piddle off'' and well scialised dogs approaching understand that...through body language and sometimes vocalisation. I have no problem with dogs (or people) sending my dogs away in any ''sensible'' ways, even if not my way. Or calling ahead to put on a lead. In fact, if I see anyone else look worried or call do to heel/lead I do the same, because they obviously have some reason to.
Being approached by a pack, especially a pack is ''threatening'' for any lone dog...by its very nature, how we get walking a long when a bunch of rowdy confident looking people are ''owning'' the road even if not threatening us. If I'm walking three or more I do things differently again. Two, in particular my two are fine though. When I walked the gundogs before moving with mine, we used to all stay on a lead till in a secured perimetre field. Ten plus dogs and a stranger unknown to us or them is a totally different scenario!:D 0
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